Clothes-receptacle



I. A BOEDDBNER.

ULOTHES REGEPTAGLE. APPLICATION FILED MAR.19, 1909.

Patented Apr. 25, 1911.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 1. F695. J2 15* 15 I. A. BOEDDENER. CLOTHES REGEPTAGLE. APPLICATION FILED 11113.19, 1.909.

Patnted Apr. 25, 1911.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

I. A. BOEDDENER.

CLOTHES REOEPTAGLE.

APPLICATION IILED MAR. 19. 1909.

Patented Apr. 25; 1911.

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' IDA A. BOEDDENER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

GLOTHES-BECEPTACLE Specification of Letters latent.

Patented Apr. 25,1911.

Application filed March 19, 1909. Serial No. 484,345.

To all whom it may concern:

3e it known that I, IDAJA. Bonoonnna, a cltlzen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of'Cook and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Clothes-Receptacles, of which the following is a full, clear, concise, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this specification.

My invention relates to clothes receptacles and one of its objects is the provision of a receptacle which will be convenient in use and simple of construct-ion and which may therefore be placed upon the market at a low price.

Another object of my invention is the provision of a clothes receptacle which will be dust and moth proof. And it is a still further object of my invention to provide a receptacle which may be readily collapsed if desired and thus made gconvenient for storage or traveling.

When clothes are stored in closets or the like from season to season, and even for.

shorter eriods, in theusual way, considerable lnconvenience and loss is often caused by reason of dust settling upon the clothes or moths destroying them; moreover the clothes are liable to be often disturbed and damaged when other clothes are removed from or replaced in the closet and this is very undesirable. By providing a clothes receptacle adapted to be contained in an ordinary closet or the, like and so constructed as to attain the above objects I obviate these disadvantages and render it possible to store clothes for lengthened periods without danger of harm coming to them.

In order that my invention may be fully understood, I have illustrated three embodiments thereof in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a reoeptacle mainly constructed of flexible ma terial; Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1, looking n the direction of the arrows, the door of the receptacle being shown closed; Figs. 3 and 4c' are detail views; Fig. 5 is a sectional side view of receptacle formed of rigid material but so constructed as to be collapsible; Fig. 6 is a fragmental section taken on the line 6-6 of Fig. 5; Fig. 7 is a view showing the receptacle in its collapsed condition; Fig. 8

is an inverted plan made to an enlarged scale; Fig. '9is a detail-view; Figs. 10, 11

and 12 are perspective views of a receptacle similar to" that illustrated in F i s.-5 and 8 but constructed so as to be capa le of still further folding; and Fig. 13 is a detail sec-' tion taken on the line 1313 of Fi 11.

Referring to Figs. 1,-45 of the. r'awings, the receptacle consists of a box-shaped body 10 constructed of flexible material, the squareends of the body being formed by folding the material and securing it by stitching 11 and suitable clipssuch as 12. The material used'is preferably canvas provided with an exterior coating. of paint.

Such a"'material is desirable for the reason that the paint repels moths and. imparts durability to the fabric.

Rigidity is imparted to the upper end of the body 10 by means of a stiff dish-shaped end-piece 13, which is inserted therein and retained in position by the supports 14. Each support 14, of which there are two in the construction illustrated, consists of an elongated cross-bar 15 extending transversely across the inside of the end-piece and a loop 16 extending through the end piece and shell. The loops 16 are adapted to loop over suit-able hooks whichmay be fixed to the under side of a shelf or the like in a closet whereby the receptacle is .supported'in a vertical position. It will be seen that the end-piece 13 is supported throughout the lengthof the cross bars 15 whereby undue strain is avoided at the points where the supports pass through the body. Extending between the cross bars 15 of the supports 14 is a=rod 17 upon which a number of clothes hangers 18 may be swung. In the construction illustrated the rod 17 and both supports are formed by bending from a single piece of wire. The manner of effecting this is clearly illustrated in Fig. 4.

No stifi'ening member is provided for the lower end of the body, this end being left flexible in order that when it is desired to insert a box or the like in the closet contain: ing'tlie receptacle the lower part of the latter may be compressed in order to provide sufiicient room. l V

In order'to permit insertion of the garments into the receptacle, the body 10 is formed with an opening 19 in one of its sides. This opening is adapted to be closed by a door 20 formed of the same material as the body and provided with a stiffening back 21. .The door 20 when closed abuts clothes to be stored fast against the lining dust is effectually prevented from entering against lining lates 22 which are provided"- at the top and ottom ed es of the opening 19. Catches 23 are provided for retaining the door in its closed position and holding it plates 22 whereby through the cracks at the top and bottom edges of the door. In order to prevent the entry of dust through the crack at :the front edge of the door the latter is provided with a stiffened hinged flap 24 adapted to engage againstthe side of the body (which is provided with a stifi'ening plate 26at the adjacent part) and be held in that position by means of catches 25.

When in use the receptacle is suspended from. suitable hooks are placed upon the hangers 18. The door is then closed and fastened by means of the catches 23 and whereby the entry ofdust or moths is effectually prevented. The receptacle may be compressed" whenin use, to allow the insertion of other articles into the closet, without harm resulting to it orits contents and may be readily folded for tatio'n or storage.

The form of my device illustratedjn Figs.

purposes of transpor- 59 is similar in many respects to that shown,

in Figs. 1-4 but in this instance the body is constructed of sheets 27 of stiff material such as cardboard or the like, jointed toether by flexible strips 28. The ends of the dy are formed by flaps 29 jointed to the sheets 27 by flexible strips 30. These flaps 29 are provided with eyelets 31 so disposed as to register with one another when the receptacle is put into shape and receive retaming fasteners 32 which latter are of a convenient form for enabling the user of the receptacle to remove and replace them at will. The door 33 is similar to that of the device'illustrated in Figs- 1-4 and is held closed by similar catches, but it is formed of cardboard sheets hinged together by flexible strips. Supports 14 are provided similar to those descrlbed above.

The normal shape of the receptacle is that shown in Figs. 5, 6 and-8 when it may be used in the manner above'described. 'When itis' desired to pack the receptacle away,

in a closet and the however, the fasteners 32 and supports 14 are removed whereupon the whole device may be folded to the form shown in Fi 7, in which form it takes up but very little space. When it is desired to fold the receptacle into a stillhsmaller space than is possible with the form shown 1n Fi s. 5*9, the side sheets 27 are divided just be ow the door 33 and are jointed to ether by means of a flexible strip 34. Su cient space being left between the separate portions of the sheets 27 (see Fig. 13) to enable the receptacle, after being folded to the os ition shown in Fig. 11, to be again folde in half, when it takes -the form seen in Fig. 12.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

' A combined clothes supporter and protector comprising a closed, rectangular, collapsible 1 receptacle, a rectangular form mounted in the upper portion of said recep: tacle and adapted to give shape to said uper'portion, a removable supporting-mem- Ber within said formhaving a loop member adapted to pass through said form and project above the top of said receptacle whereby said device may be suspended, the lower portion of said supportin member being formed to receive indivi ual supports for garments, a vertical stiffening member secured to said receptacle and extending downwardly from the topthereof substantially half the height of the receptacle, a non-collapsible door hinged to said receptacle, a second stiflenin r member disposed opposite said first-name stifi'ening member and adapted to be engaged by said door when closed, a fla for. said door extending around the side 0 the rece tacle, and means for'securing said flap to tiie side of the receptacle.

' Inwitness whereof, I have hereunto subscribed myname in the presence of two witnesses.

IDA A. BOEDDENER. Witnesses CHARLES G. Corn, M. B. Lama. 

